Angus Holden, 3rd Baron Holden
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Angus William Eden Holden, 3rd Baron Holden (1 August 1898-6 July 1951), was a British
Liberal
then Labour
politician.
Holden was the son of Ernest Illingworth Holden, 2nd Baron Holden, and his first wife Ethel (née Cookson), and succeeded in the barony on the death of his father in 1937.
He stood as the Liberal candidate for Tottenham North
at the 1929 general election
.
He was a Speaker and Deputy Chairman in the House of Lords
1947 and served in the Labour administration
of Clement Attlee
as Under-Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations
from March to July 1950.
Lord Holden died in July 1951, aged 52. He never married on his death the barony became extinct. He was succeeded in his baronetcy by his kinsman Sir Isaac Holden, 5th Baronet.
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Liberal
Liberal Party (UK)
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then Labour
Labour Party (UK)
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politician.
Holden was the son of Ernest Illingworth Holden, 2nd Baron Holden, and his first wife Ethel (née Cookson), and succeeded in the barony on the death of his father in 1937.
He stood as the Liberal candidate for Tottenham North
Tottenham North (UK Parliament constituency)
Tottenham North was a parliamentary constituency centred on the Municipal Borough of Tottenham, in North London. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.-History:...
at the 1929 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1929
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.
He was a Speaker and Deputy Chairman in the House of Lords
House of Lords
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1947 and served in the Labour administration
Labour Government 1945-1951
The Labour Party came to power in the United Kingdom after their unexpected victory in the July 1945 general elections. Party leader Clement Attlee became Prime Minister and hastily replaced his predecessor Winston Churchill at the Potsdam Conference in late July. Ernest Bevin was Foreign Secretary...
of Clement Attlee
Clement Attlee
Clement Richard Attlee, 1st Earl Attlee, KG, OM, CH, PC, FRS was a British Labour politician who served as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1945 to 1951, and as the Leader of the Labour Party from 1935 to 1955...
as Under-Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations
Under-Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations
The Under-Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations was a junior ministerial post in the United Kingdom Government from 1947 until 1966. The holder was responsible for assisting the Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations in dealing with British relationship with members of the...
from March to July 1950.
Lord Holden died in July 1951, aged 52. He never married on his death the barony became extinct. He was succeeded in his baronetcy by his kinsman Sir Isaac Holden, 5th Baronet.